BJ Hawkins Jr. is a wide receiver at UAB who has not played in UAB's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Hawkins at WR, No. 1.
UAB lists 19 receivers this season.
UAB is 4-4. Next: vs Charlotte, Sat Nov 7.
Hawkins moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at UAB: Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen. One game to point at: 127 receiving yards and 6 receptions against North Texas — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Money down
18 of 24 caught on third down (75.0%) — EPA/target 1.38 vs -0.01 elsewhere (13 conversions).
Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-42vs Alabama State | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ Navy | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ No. 15 Tennessee | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs Army | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs No. 22 Memphis | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-38@ UConn | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 1 | 68 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Rice | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-53vs North Texas | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 127 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 18-48vs South Florida | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Tulsa | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 41 | 540 | 13.2 | 5 | 68 |
Week 12 · 2025
L 24-53
vs North Texas
6 rec · 127 yds · 1 TD
With J. Kitna — 281 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 53.9 · J. Jackson — 159 rush yds (16 car)
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
5314% of team targetsCatch rate
68%36 of 53 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
68% catch rate on 53 targets · 14% of the team's targets.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 51.8 | 14.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 38.2 | 11.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 36.0 | 10.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 54.0 | 15.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
53.0%
438 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
68.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #174 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #18 of 51 American Athletic WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Returning starter at receiver for a 4-8 UAB team that went +3 in the portal.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trent Dilfer → Alex Mortensen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
